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The network cut ties with the former Philadelphia Eagles defensive lineman on Tuesday, a week after Douglas was allegedly involved in a verbal altercation with colleague Michael Smith during the National Association of Black Journalists conference in Orlando. Sources told The Big Lead that Douglas “threatened to beat up” Smith, his co-host on ESPN’s Numbers Never Lie, and used racial slurs during an argument at the House of Blues.

“He no longer works for us effective today,” an ESPN spokesperson told Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch on Tuesday.

Douglas, who played 10 NFL seasons with the Eagles, Jets and Jaguars before becoming an analyst in 2011, had not appeared on ESPN after the allegations surfaced. He released a statement via Twitter on Tuesday, confirming that he and the network have parted ways.

I am very disappointed to be leaving ESPN and will have more to say about this situation and my future at the appropriate time

Huge Douglas was a chump when he was in the league and he's a chump outside of it. No one cares bro. Overrated player, overrated analyst and he's overrating the fact that maybe 3 people care about what his future plans are. You were a 2nd stringer on most teams, you owe everything to the fact that you played on a stacked team with one of the best d-coords of the last 20 years. Shut up, go away. Maybe you can use that degree you 'earned' in college.

If your going to keep throwing the race card out there, eventually your going to have to pay the consequences. I really could careless about what his future plans are. Maybe going to some anger management classes? Maybe a class that teaches about other cultures? You did get your education while in college, right?